There’s a cartoon I’ve always remembered from childhood. In the middle of a storm, a little girl runs into her big brother’s bedroom, afraid of the thunder. She says something like, “I’m scared, Billy. Please keep me safe.” There’s another clap, and both children run into their parents’ bedroom. “Mommy, we’re scared. Please keep us safe.” Thunder strikes yet again, and the whole family turns to the father. “We’re all scared, daddy....
There are seven total chakras, starting from the top of our head to the base of the spine. And, when balanced and healthy, these chakras maintain the flow of energy within us. What is the crown chakra? The seventh chakra, or the crown chakra, is your connection to something greater than you. It represents self-realization and is the highest spiritual center of the body. The seventh chakra allows you to feel the power of now, so you can access a sense of inner peace and faith that all is well....
Then you hear those four words come out of their mouth: “Tell me about yourself.” Trying to figure out how to answer what feels like an interview question and come up with the right things to say that will sound interesting enough to get them to like you without seeming rehearsed, can send you into a mild panic. RELATED: What To Talk About (& What To Avoid) On First Dates Don’t worry....
“One of the hardest lessons in life is letting go. Whether it’s guilt, anger, love, loss or betrayal. Change is never easy. We fight to hold on and we fight to let go.” Matters of the heart always seem to be so complicated. But are these matters inherently complicated, or do we simply make them out to be that way? Sometimes the hardest truth to accept is that we deserve better....
Anyone who experiences any level of anxiety understands what it’s like to feel like you’re drowning. Feeling as though everything in life is piling up on your chest until you can’t breathe. Managing a career, a personal life, bills, student loans, and so many other things can become overwhelming. At the end of the day though, what does it really matter? Too often I find myself wrapped up, worrying about things I shouldn’t be worrying about....
“On the outside, we were a perfect family. But magnify ‘Succession’ a million times, and it was my family,” Casey Hammer said in the trailer for the series. “If you believe [in] making deals with the devil, the Hammers are top of the totem poll,” she continued. “I know my grandfather had a dark side, but I saw my father’s dark side first hand. And I’ve seen my brother’s dark side....
Fans are likely familiar with Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus’ six kids — Trace and Brandi (who Billy Ray adopted after meeting their mom, Tish), Miley, Noah and Braison. RELATED: Why Miley Cyrus Is Feuding With Dad Billy Ray As She Unfollows Him On Social Media But one sibling that you may have never seen or heard of is Christopher Cody. Partly because he has a different last name than the rest of his siblings, Cody has managed to stay out of the spotlight over the years....
Valentine’s Day hosts several transits Moon opposite Venus, Mercury in Aquarius, and Moon in Leo. With Moon opposite Venus, we can almost guarantee that the heavy ’love’ push that occurs during this ‘holiday’ can bring with it a few misconceptions. In other words, on this day, we expect things to be a certain way, and when they don’t pan out as expected, we feel the pain of belief gone sour....
The aftermath of the pandemic has left many people desperate for employment opportunities and wealth. Yet, despite the steady increase of people living in poverty over the past two years, nearly three-quarters of Gen Zers think they’ll be wealthy one day. RELATED: 5 Things You Can’t Spend Enough Money On (Because Material Items Aren’t Everything) So what’s their secret? Well, it’s all in how Gen Z approaches finances, both in terms of investments and earnings....
RELATED: 5 Brave Parents Admit Why They Regret Having Kids She then asked the following: “Why is it that the modern mom can love her children and her career, but the childless woman can love only her career? And are cliché characters like Momo — played by actor Olivia Munn — reflective of a common antagonism overburdened moms have for those without children? In America, today, what has feminism morphed into?...
Although Petty is describing his post-breakup liberation, I always thought of skydiving and how I never wanted to free fall out of an airplane. In fact, I’m not even a fan of roller coasters or simulation rides. As a result, my friends love watching me freak out on Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s Avatar Flight of Passage. (I promise that this article isn’t sponsored, but that would be great! Disney definitely has my contact information....
The reality star took the class with Kevin Hart in a 2018 episode of his unscripted series on Peacock called “What The Fit.” But, a Tennessee singer took issue with the episode and is now seeking $50,000 in damages, according to a new lawsuit. Khloe Kardashian’s goat yoga allegedly caused “emotional distress,” according to the lawsuit. The singer, Chezney McGoat, filed a lawsuit against Kardashian and other big Hollywood stars including Hart, Sophie Turner, and Maren Morris....
People don’t leave their bad relationships for many reasons. There is no shortage of reasons people stay in unhealthy relationships, but it’s feelings that keep us stuck. Whether it’s how we feel when thinking of the future, feeling hopeless about the current situation, or feeling angry at our partner, somehow we are not able to translate these feelings into action. This makes us feel even worse. RELATED: 15 Warning Signs Of An Unhealthy Relationship You Shouldn’t Ignore The list below is not in any order and some items can merge one into another; they often do....
Trigger warning: This piece describes instances of rape and sexual assault. I had told him beforehand that I wouldn’t be coming over, that we would just be meeting for coffee, maybe a walk, but not going back to his house. I had heard from other girls what he was like; that he was a player, he liked to have one-night stands at triple the rate of your average 20-year-old guy....
On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration announced that patients no longer had to go and pick up abortion medication in person and could, instead, get it mailed to their homes. The FDA is making medicated abortions much more accessible than before — but not without problems. The move seems to come off the back of all the attacks being made to dismantle the abortion rights of women across the country — the restrictive state bills from places like Texas and Mississippi to the Supreme Court’s potential overturning of Roe v....
Love feels great. Entering a new romantic relationship can feel truly amazing with exciting dates filled with laughter, long walks at late nights, curling up together on the couch to watch horror movies and those passionate kisses. But what doesn’t feel great is being in a relationship without trust. When love and excitement are replaced with doubt and fear, that’s when things start to turn ugly. And this is why trust in a relationship is sometimes more important than love....
The second is to be a narcissist with self-esteem issues. It’s a magical combination. One’s inherent belief in their ability to reduce you to a puddle of orgasmic goo, combined with their desperate need for your constant approval makes them obsessive, driven, violently passionate lovers. They’ll make you climax again and again, push your boundaries, degrade you, and humiliate themselves all in the name of making you both believe they’re the best sex in the history of humanity....
A breakup can feel as if a piece of yourself has broken off and been stomped into a million pieces, and the recovery time often seems to drag on and on. There are some exes that, no matter how hard we try, we can never get them completely out of our systems. We obsess over them, cyber stalk them, and maybe evem try to stay friends with them so that we can still have some connection to them....
With a star-studded lineup of hip-hop and R&B legends, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige may make history during the halftime show at California’s SoFi stadium. The Super Bowl Halftime Show is known for surprises – ask Janet Jackson all about it – so this year will likely be no different. But one fan prediction involving hologram technology and a legendary rapper has polarized audiences who intend to tune into the show....
If you’re not familiar with “Am I The A–hole,” it’s a subreddit where people share difficult situations they’ve found themselves in and ask their fellow Redditors to determine if they are in the wrong or not. This woman wanted to know if she was wrong for asking her stepdaughter to wake up 20 minutes earlier to make breakfast. Since she was so burnt out, and her husband worked before the kids got up, she wanted some extra help....
